Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-07-20
Railroad Talk.

Detroit ~ Alpena lines ana the con
struction of link from Averill o.
Midland to Alger connecting thos
two systems, the extension of the De
troit & Alpena north from the latte
point to the Straits, would put tn
management in shape to get into DE
troit or purchase the Port Huron d
Northwestern, thus securing term
inous on the st. Clair river, and make
this the best system of road in the
State. The facility with which some
people can develop railroad systems
"out of their mouths" if the expires
sion is permissible, is astonishing
But the Courier will encourage any
railroad development that will add to
the glory and prosperity of the Sagi-
naws.
The Saturday Times, printed at
West Bay City, says that Mr.. Ashley's
project is to continue the Saginaw ~
Durand railroad from Saginaw to
West Bay City, then north between
the Michigan Central and Detroit IL
Alpena roads. The Courier does not
believe the Saginaw gentlemen inter-
ested in this project will encourage its
extension north via Bay City. An
advantage might be gained by ex-
tending it direct to Alger and there
connect with the Detroit & Alpena
road. The best route would be via
Midland. The Toledo, Ann Arbor 81
North Michigan is being extended to
Cadillac and will probably be extend
ed from that point to the Straits of
Mackinaw, hence nothing could be
gained by constructing line north
of this point unless connection could
be made with the Detroit Il Alpena
line at Alger, and if that is done the
people of the Saginaw will desire it
to 60 via Midland, through region
capable of agricultural development,
rather than through the swamps and
marshes around Bay City. It is quite
probable that the parties interested
in the Saginaw o. Durand road will
have something to say as to its extern
sion north, and the Courier has pretty
conclusive evidence that Mr.. Ashley's
project does not contemplate the ex-
tension of the road to West Bay City.
Saginaw Courier.
The articles of association of the
Toledo, Saginaw & Mackinaw railway
were filed with the Secretary of State
al Lansing on the 2Sth Of June last.
They call for the building of a rail-
road from Durand. in the township of
Vernon, Shiawassee county to Macki-
nav City, in the county of Cheboygan,
the total length of the line being $50
miles. The railroad is to be construct
ed of T rails and to be a. standard
broad guage road, to run through the
counties Of Shiawassee, Genesee, Sag
NAV, Midland, Gladwin, Bay, Are
nae, Iosco, Altoona, Alpena, Presque
Isle, and Cheboygan. The capital
stock is so, 800, 900, divided into 25,-
900 shares of 800, and the full list
of stockholders are A. w. Wright,
w. r. Burt, j. M. Ashley, jr.. P. H.
Ketchum, w. G. Mcclure, G. w.
Wells, John A. Edget and Thomas
Merrill
1t will be seen that Bay and Are
nae counties are included in the list
through which it is proposed to run
the line. Midland and Gladwin, the
first counties west, are also mentioned.
1t is evident that the railroad compa-
ny intends to make the two sets of
counties bid for the railroad. The
route is intended to lay between the
Michigan Central and the Detroit,
Bay City IL Alpena railroads. No
proposition has been submitted to the
Bay Citys yet, but it is understood to
be in the hands Of Newcombe
Clark who will begin canvass among
the business men in few days.
The first steps taken by the compa-
ny will be the running of two lines
from Saginaw to Durand, and corps
of surveyors will be put at work
right away. They will run lines from
both ends of the route, one line via
Flushing and the other through Sagi-
nav and Shiawassee counties, known
as the straight line. When these lines
are run run and estimates made as to
the probable cost of each, then the
company will decide which one will
be adopted. When the company has
located the terminal facilities they re-
quire in East Saginaw, then a propo-
sition will be submitted to the board
Of trade and council asking for the
use of certain streets and public pro-
perty for terminal facilities. In this
proposition the company will simply
ask for the privileges which have been
given to other railroads.-Bay City
Tribune.
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